Benjamin abraham



(Model.)

` B. ABRAHAM.

i Poiting Furs.

No. 242,736. Patented June 14,1881.

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UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICEo BENJAMIN ABRAHAM, or NEw YORK, N. Y.

PQINTING FUR.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 242,736, dated June 14, 1881. Application filed May 13, 1881. (Model.)

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, BENJAMIN ABRAHAM, of New York city, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Pointing Fur, of which the following is a specification.

As :is well known to furriers, pointing is that mode of artificially enhancing the appearance of plain furs by studding or specking the fur at numerous points with hairs of greater length and of different color from the fur, so as to project from the surface ofthe fur and contrast therewith, and thus impart a sprightly appearance thereto. rlhis is generally applied to the middlingclass of plain f urs, usually dyed a dark color, and obtained from the beaver; but it is, of course, not confined to fur of any class, animal, or color, a dark or black fur, either dyed or natural, and of a moderately cheap quality being more especially contemplated.

Heretofore such pointing has been done with the white bristly hairs of the skunk and ,badger, which are either stitched to the peltor cementedV at the root into the roots of the fur. The skunk and badger hairs, however, are of White color throughout, and of a stift', bristly nature, much coarser and stier than the furs in which they are inserted, so that they present a comparatively stiff, inharmonious appearance, are visible all through the fur, and stand up high and conspicuous in the fur, and do not readily lie down or move easily with the fur when the same is rubbed by the hand or agitated by the wind, thus giving the effect of a stiff,unnatural combination. It has hence been desirable to obtain a softer and more harmonious combination than that presented with the stiif,uniform hairs heretofore used, and one such attempt,recently made, consists in theemployment of filaments of feathers for pointing the furs; but while this combination may be peculiarly novel and soft, feathers cannot be said to naturally harmonize with furs.

In seeking to effect this improvement, I have discovered that the hairs of the fox, more espe cially the white fox, possess such a marked peculiarity as admirably` lits them for the pointing of furs, and they produce a peculiarly soft, sprightly, and yharmonious combination with fur; and myv invention therefore consists in such combination,as hereinafter described and claimed. x

Figurel of the annexed drawings represents a magnied view of a fox-hair, and Fig. 2 represents a longitudinal section and perspective view ot' a piece of fur studded or pointed with these hairs.

Aremarkable peculiarity of this fox-hair consists in the fact that it is exceedingly slender toward each end and abruptly widened in a rather iiat enlargementabout midway or rather nearer the tip, as shown at a in Fig. 1. @Ehe root end below the enlargement is exceedingly fine and liexible, more in the nature of fur or that of tine humanscalp hair, while the portion above the enlargement is somewhat stronger and more ofa beardy quality, yet very fine, and tapers to a very fine tip, as illustrated.

A further peculiarity consists in. that the middle or enlarged part is white, while the slender root and tip'parts are black, as illustrated. It will hence be seen, on reference to Fig. 1, that when the hairs are cemented into the fur the white enlargement comes on a level with or j ust above the iilaments of the fur, thus showing quite conspicuously, so as to render the appearance of the fur sprightly and attractive 5 yet, as the root portion of the hair is exceedingly line and flexible and of a dark color the hair is not stiftly visible through the fur, but is indistinguishable from the fibers of the fur, and furthermore lies downA Well in the fur and blends and moves with it as it is rubbed by the hand or agitated by the wind, so as to perfectly harmonize in the fur yet contrast in the surface. In addition to this, the black, silky, or beardy tip of the hair projects well beyond the fur,and, in contrast with the white midportion just ou the crest of the fur, gives a very sprightly animated appearancewhen the furis viewed askant or sidewise, and thus combines with the other qualities to greatly enrich and enliven the fur.

ln Fig. 2 the size and projection of the foxhairs are greatly exaggerated,for the purpose of more distinct illustration.

Heretofore, in cementin g the skunk or badger hairs into the fur the root end is simply dipped in cement and stuck into the pelt among the roots of the fur. In my case, however, the foxhairs are dipped to rather a greater depth in the cement, and when inserted among the fur fibers 'the hair is twisted or rotated, causing some of the furbers to entwine spirally around IOO it, as represented in Fig. 2, thus rendering the attachment of the hairs very secure and at the same time rendering their origin indistin guishable from that of the fur. This entwining of the hair in the fur would not be admissible with the skunk and badger hairs heretofore used, on account of their stoutness and stift"- ness, as it would only increase these defects, whereas the exceeding` neness and softness of the fox-hair at the root end enable this mode of attachment to be employed with great advantage, as the fox-hair is too ne to alloT of being stitched into the pelt.

The cement which is preferred for the above purpose is ordinary rubber cement, made sufficiently thin to admit of easily dipping the hairs into the same, but any lother suitable vcement may be used.

What I claim is- 1. The herein-described improvement in the art of pointing furs, consisting in the combination with fur of fox-hairs inserted at numerous points throughout the fur, substantially as herein set forth.

2. An improved or decorated fur consisting in the combination, with plain fur, of hairs of the fox inserted or pointed into the fur, substantially as and for the purpose set forth.

3. Theimproved mode of inserting or pointing hair into furs, consisting in cementing the hair and twisting or entwining it among the fur fibers, substantially as and for the purpose herein set forth.

4. -The improvement in pointing furs herein described, consisting in the combination,with plain fur, of hairs of the fox cemented and twisted or entwined among the fur filaments, substantially as herein shown and described.

BENJAMIN ABRAHAM.

Witnesses:

G. SPIRO, CEAS. M. HiGGINs. 

